Class Title “The Epistle of Jude” Class Description This is a four-week class that will meet through the month of May on Wednesday nights from 7-8:30pm in the Annex. This class will help participants come to a greater understanding of the Epistle of Jude. Some of the themes that this class will explore will be how to interpret New Testament Letters, what defending the faith looks like according to Jude, and Apocalyptic literature in Jude. Class Resources Class Textbook Wright, N. T. The Early Christian Letters: James, Peter, John, and Judah. Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster John Knox, 2011. Class Articles “Has the Church Misread the BIble: Clear or Obscure,” 62-74, V. Philips Long, Tremper Longman III, Richard A. Muller, Vern S. Poythress, Moises Silva, Foundations of Contemporary Interpretation (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996) Suggested Further Reading Bauckham, Richard J. Word Biblical Commentary: Jude, 2 Peter. Columbia: Word, 1983. deSilva, David A. The Jeish Teachers of Jesus, James, and Jude: What Earliest Christianity Learned from the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha. New York, New York: OUP, 2012. Witherington III, Ben. Letters and Homilies for Jewish Christians: A Socio- Rhetorical Commentary on Hebrews, James, and Jude. Downers Grove, Illinois: IVP, 2007. Centerpoint Community Church 515 Sunrise Avenue, Roseville, Ca, 95661 (916)782-3186 A E Adult Education